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Sublease of royal land for hay at Tebtynis TM 11512Tebtynis (Arsinoites)73 - 74

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A contract of sublease from Tebtynis in the Fayum, dated to the reign of Vespasian. Herodes, who farms royal land, sublets 3 arouras in two parcels to Onnophris son of Petesouchos for the seventh year, to be sown with hay, with Onnophris supplying the seed; Herodes acknowledges receiving the full price of the hay.

In English machine translation

Year 6 of Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus […], month […], at Tebtynis in the division of Polemon of the Arsinoite nome. Herodes […], about 46 years old, with a scar […], acknowledges to Onnophris son of Petesouchos […], about […] years old, with a scar on the left forearm […], that he has sublet to him, Onnophris, for the coming seventh year of Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, out of the public lands which Herodes farms around the aforementioned Tebtynis, the 3 arouras of royal land in two parcels, or however many there may be: of the first parcel, 2 arouras, bordered on the […] side by Herakleios, oil-maker, the second; and the remaining 1 aroura, bordered on the north side by Anchiouis son of Anchiouis. The 3 arouras are for sowing with hay and for cutting and drying, the supply of seed being the responsibility of Onnophris; and the seeds […] of the cultivation to the mother (?) […] being the responsibility of the acknowledging party […] Herodes has received from Onnophris […] the whole price of the hay […] from hand to hand, out of the house […] Herodes and those acting for him […] to Onnophris and those acting for him the aforementioned […] will guarantee from […] […] [… lines lost …]

Royal land was public land farmed by state tenants, who could sublet their holdings as here. The word 'sphragis' denotes a surveyed parcel of land.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Contrat de location de terres). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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p.ifao.3.31

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 73 - 74 · Tebtynis (Arsinoites)

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